[Bug 1537036] Re: package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

[cltien]

My disk has lot of space available so it is caused by "No space
left...":

/dev/sdb1       217G   32G  174G   16% /

Now I cannot update kernel, nor I cannot delete old ones. I have the
followins in /lib/modules:

drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 13 18:20 3.16.0-55-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 18  2015 3.16.0-56-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Dec 22  2015 3.16.0-57-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Feb  7  2016 3.16.0-60-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar  6  2016 3.16.0-62-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Mar 20  2016 3.16.0-67-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Apr 18  2016 3.16.0-70-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Nov 13 18:19 3.16.0-71-generic

and followings in my /boot:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207789 Nov 17  2015 abi-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207863 Dec  2  2015 abi-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207863 Dec 17  2015 abi-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207806 Jan 20  2016 abi-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207895 Feb 26  2016 abi-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1207960 Mar 10  2016 abi-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1208280 Apr  6  2016 abi-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  1208553 May 12  2016 abi-3.16.0-71-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Nov 17  2015 config-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Dec  2  2015 config-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Dec 17  2015 config-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Jan 20  2016 config-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Feb 26  2016 config-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Mar 10  2016 config-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 Apr  6  2016 config-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   171832 May 12  2016 config-3.16.0-71-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root     4096 Aug 20 23:12 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273671 Dec  7  2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20272605 Dec 18  2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20273721 Dec 22  2015 initrd.img-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274736 Feb 26  2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20274434 Mar  6  2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20281508 Mar 29  2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20282111 Apr 18  2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20296847 May 11  2016 initrd.img-3.16.0-71-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   176500 Mar 12  2014 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   178176 Mar 12  2014 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   178680 Mar 12  2014 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root  3517011 Nov 17  2015 System.map-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3517268 Dec  2  2015 System.map-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3517268 Dec 17  2015 System.map-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3517575 Jan 20  2016 System.map-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3517939 Feb 26  2016 System.map-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3518178 Mar 10  2016 System.map-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3518365 Apr  6  2016 System.map-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  3519833 May 12  2016 System.map-3.16.0-71-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6359472 Nov 17  2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-55-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6360880 Dec  2  2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-56-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6361776 Dec 17  2015 vmlinuz-3.16.0-57-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6364112 Jan 20  2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-60-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6361856 Feb 26  2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-62-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6364432 Mar 10  2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-67-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6365328 Apr  6  2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-70-generic
-rw------- 1 root root  6376592 May 12  2016 vmlinuz-3.16.0-71-generic

It tries to remove linux-image-3.16.0-73 and linux-image-3.16.0-76 even
I don't have them.

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Title:
  package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1
  failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d
  /initramfs-tools exited with return code 1

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  hangs after login in

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-59.79~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-59-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  AptOrdering:
   linux-signed-image-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
   linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
   linux-image-3.16.0-55-generic: Purge
   initramfs-tools: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan 22 13:46:01 2016
  DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic:3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1:run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  ErrorMessage: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-19 (248 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
   apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package linux-image-extra-3.16.0-55-generic 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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